Harsh v pantXi Jinping's carefully choreographed hosting of Donald Trump (May 13-15) and Vladimir Putin (May 19-20) within the span of a single week was no coincidence. It was a calculated assertion o
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The Great Gulf Divorce: The UAE Has Broken From The Arab Order – But For What, Really?
Bashir Ali AbbasBetween May 4 and 10, the UAE was struck by drones and missiles, with vital installations, including the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, being hit. Even though Iran's Revolutionary Guards
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Srijan shuklaIn the opening hours of Donald Trump's first day of meetings in China, Xi Jinping appears to be sending a clear message: let's address the hard stuff upfront. Central to Xi's messaging wa
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Kabir TanejaUS President Donald Trump's decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, as both sides search for a continuation of dialogue amidst a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, has on
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Naresh KaushikSix months after Iran signed the 2015 nuclear deal with the Obama administration and five other major powers, the Russian ship Mikhail Dudin departed the Islamic Republic, carrying 12.5
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Imran kurshidDespite repeated invocations of "Islamic brotherhood", Iran-Pakistan relations are shaped less by shared identity and more by strategic mistrust, security tensions, and competing geopolit
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